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The Mettleset Podcast

The Mettleset Podcast is on a mission to bring you stories of tenacity, courage and mettle from athletes in the Middle East and beyond. From women’s sports and motorsports to adventure, action- and ultra- endurance sports, and everything in between, listeners will get a dose of the region’s most compelling - fun and funny - underreported sports stories every week. Hosts Dawn Barnable (Sports Communications Professional & Ultra Cyclist) is joined by friends who range from record - and boundary –

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EP67: Women’s Sports News This Week 🇸🇦🏏 🤿 + a Chat...

The Mettleset Podcast ·

2024/10/04

Hello,Welcome to our new format, featuring the news headlines for the week, centering women and women’s stories! We hope you like this new format.The Mettleset is now two years old so a big thank you to everyone who has supported us, followed and engaged and liked our content, especially the athletes who have entrusted us to share their stories.More info on the news shared this week:The Saudi GamesThe Women’s T20 Women’s World CupThe ESeries announces DohaTeam Saudi at the World Freediving

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47:01

EP66.2: From the Streets to the Peaks: Alpine Run...

The Mettleset Podcast ·

2024/09/25

In Part 2 of this special episode we continue exploring the transformative power of The Alpine Run Project (supported by Nike, JD Sports & Strava) and the incredible journeys it has enabled.In this episode, we hear firsthand from Eleana Matos and Nimrah Sohail, two inspiring young women who went from inner-city life to the French Alps as part of this trail running initiative. Their stories offer a deep look into how sport and nature have helped them discover their potential, redefine their

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49:33

EP.66.1 From Prison to Purpose: John McAvoy’s Alpine...

The Mettleset Podcast ·

2024/09/25

In this special two-part episode, we’re diving deep into the incredible story of The Alpine Run Project—a transformative trail running initiative designed to empower young people from inner cities in the UK through nature, community, and sport.In this, Part 1 of 2, we chat with John McAvoy the founder of The Alpine Run Project and a Nike-sponsored athlete. John’s own journey from a notorious armed robber to an endurance athlete is nothing short of remarkable. Having broken eight British and three

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15:05

EP65: 🇪🇸 Soaring to Paris: 🤸🏻‍♀️Trampoline Gymnast...

The Mettleset Podcast ·

2024/09/10

In this episode, we're thrilled to welcome Noemi Romero, Spain’s champion trampoline gymnast and first-time Olympian who recently competed at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics.Noemi’s story is a remarkable journey of resilience, hard work, and triumph.From discovering her passion for trampoline gymnastics at just six years old to making history as one of the first Spanish trampoline gymnasts to qualify for the Olympics since the sport’s debut in 2000, Noemi shares her inspiring path.In our

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25:07

EP64. 🏓 Pickleball’s top player Megan Fudge’s...

The Mettleset Podcast ·

2024/08/12

Hello Everyone,Today's topic is a sport that some of you may or may not be familiar with: Pickleball. And my guest is none other than one of the world’s top players, Megan Fudge.With roots in Europe, the American has had a meteoric rise in the sport, since she started it four years ago going from insurance advisor to now being ranked #1 in the world.I caught up with Megan in Dubai just prior to the Olympics at the launch of the Pickleball World Rankings (PWR), the PWR World Series and the PWR World

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20:58

EP63. 🛹 Skate and Have Fun 🇮🇳 India's skateboarding...

The Mettleset Podcast ·

2024/06/13

Today’s guest is the youngest athlete I’ve had on the podcast. At just 8 years-old Zarah Ann Gladys was also the youngest competitor at the World Skateboarding Tour 2024 from Arada, which took place earlier this year in Dubai.The event, which covered both park and street skateboarding disciplines, saw skateboarders from all over the world compete to improve their Olympic World Skate Ranking ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics. It was here that I caught up with Zarah - who is India’s highest ranked

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01:17:57

62. 🗞️ 🎙️ Sports journalist Reem Abulleil on...

The Mettleset Podcast ·

2024/05/27

Hello everyone.Today’s guest is one of the region’s most prominent sports journalists.She and I met years ago while I was working in public relations, managing the communications for Yas Marina Circuit for the Formula One Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and Reem was working as a journalist with Sport 360.Since that time, Reem’s career has flourished. She is a sports writer, columnist and video journalist for UAE's The National and Saudi Arabia’s Arab News, a tennis contributor to CNN and

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01:03:34

EP61. 🚲 Saudi's first pro-cyclist Moroj Adil 🇸🇦 on...

The Mettleset Podcast ·

2024/05/13

The Mettleset is back, We have an amazing array of guests lined up, and kicking off this new era is a guest who is simply remarkable.Moroj Adil is Saudi Arabia’s first pro cyclist and you’d be forgiven for not knowing her name yet as she only started cycling two years ago. Yes, that is right, from not knowing how to ride a bike, to being on the Liv Alula Jayco Continental team, her story is one that needs to be heard and what’s most exciting is that it's just getting started.In this episode, we chat

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43:43

EP60: Women of Wisdom - IWD 2024, the fourth in a series

The Mettleset Podcast ·

2024/03/18

This is the fourth episode in a series to commemorate International Women’s Day because for us, every day is International Women’s Day, as we work to help create a more welcoming, equitable and just sports industry for all athletes.We’ve taken some of the best moments from the 50+ episodes that we’ve recorded to share with you tales of joy, mettle, courage and wisdom from an amazing array of women in sport from across the region.If you haven’t checked out the first and second in the series, Episode

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39:21

EP59: Women of Wisdom - IWD 2024, the third in a series

The Mettleset Podcast ·

2024/03/15

This is the third episode in a series to commemorate International Women’s Day because for us, every day is International Women’s Day, as we work to help create a more welcoming, equitable and just sports industry for all athletes.We’ve taken some of the best moments from the 50+ episodes that we’ve recorded to share with you tales of joy, mettle, courage and wisdom from an amazing array of women in sport from across the region.If you haven’t checked out the first and second in the series, Episode

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32:41

EP58: Women of Wisdom - IWD 2024, the second in a series

The Mettleset Podcast ·

2024/03/11

This is the second episode in the Women of Wisdom, a series to commemorate International Women’s Day. For us, every day is International Women’s Day, as we work to help create a more welcoming, equitable and just sports industry for all athletes.We’ve taken some of the best moments from the 50+ episodes that we’ve recorded to share with you tales of joy, mettle, courage and wisdom from an amazing array of women in sport from across the region.If you haven’t checked out the first in the series,

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EP57 Women of Wisdom - IWD 2024, the first in a series

The Mettleset Podcast ·

2024/03/08

This is a very special edition of The Mettleset Podcast, the first of a series, with episodes going live daily next week as well.For us, everyday is International Women’s Day as we work to help create a more welcoming, equitable and just sports industry for all athletes. Since our first episode went live in October 2022, we’ve had the opportunity to speak with an amazing array of wise women in sport - from across the region, and beyond it - who were kind enough to share their stories, their insights

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